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 <!-- Please link to fixed issue(s) here using format: fixes #<issue number> -->
 <!-- Example: "fixes #2" -->
 
+## Documentation
+
+- [ ] I thought about documentation and added the `doc-change-required` label to this PR if
+    [updates are required](https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/BESU/Documentation).
+
 ## Changelog
 
 - [ ] I thought about the changelog and included a [changelog update if required](https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/BESU/Changelog).
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